Cosmological constraints from the evolution of the cluster baryon mass function at <i>z</i> ∼ 0.5

dc.contributor.authorVikhlinin, A
dc.contributor.authorVoevodkin, A
dc.contributor.authorMullis, CR
dc.contributor.authorVanSpeybroeck, L
dc.contributor.authorQuintana, H
dc.contributor.authorMcNamara, BR
dc.contributor.authorGioia, I
dc.contributor.authorHornstrup, A
dc.contributor.authorHenry, JP
dc.contributor.authorForman, WR
dc.contributor.authorJones, C
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T01:09:18Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T01:09:18Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractWe present a new method for deriving cosmological constraints based on the evolution of the baryon mass function of galaxy clusters and implement it using 17 distant clusters from our 160 deg(2) ROSAT survey. The method uses the cluster baryon mass as a proxy for the total mass, thereby avoiding the large uncertainties of the M-tot-T or M-tot-L-X relations used in all previous studies. Instead, we rely on a well-founded assumption that the M-b/M-tot ratio is a universal quantity, which should result in a much smaller systematic uncertainty. Taking advantage of direct and accurate Chandra measurements of the gas masses for distant clusters, we find strong evolution of the baryon mass function between z > 0.4 and the present. The observed evolution defines a narrow band in the Omega(m)-Lambda plane, Omega(m) + 0.23Lambda = 0.41 +/- 0.10 at 68% confidence, which intersects with constraints from the cosmic microwave background and Type Ia supernovae near Omega(m) = 0.3 and Lambda = 0.7.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn1538-4357
dc.identifier.issn0004-637X
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/96568
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000183278700003
dc.issue.numero1
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final25
dc.pagina.inicio15
dc.revistaAstrophysical journal
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectcosmological parameters
dc.subjectgalaxies : clusters : general
dc.subjectsurveys
dc.subjectX-rays : galaxies : clusters
dc.titleCosmological constraints from the evolution of the cluster baryon mass function at <i>z</i> ∼ 0.5
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen590
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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